Can animals have genes and collect diseases from parents?

Question: Can animals have genes and collect diseases from parents?
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  animals,
  disease,
  genes,
  parents
Asked by 875dagk32 to Katherine, James on 9 Nov 2017.
- Katherine Benson answered on 9 Nov 2017:
  
  Yes, animals have genes too. Often, their genes are very similar to ours! Mammals tend to inherit their genes from their parents like we do; half of their DNA comes from their Mum and the other half from their Dad.

Question: Can animals have genes and collect diseases from parents?